before we left for kansas city, we flipped through netflix looking for a movie that the boys hadn't seen. we really couldn't find much that looked like something that would hold their attention, so we turned to an oldie but goodies - honey, i shrunk the kids. and it was a hit. since that...

When the Write. Click. Scrapbook. founders went to CHA, there were many lovelies that drew one or another of them in. But one release seemed to enrapture all three of them equally: the two new lines by Imagine the excitement of bringing both of those lines to you today. For Write. Click....

***this giveaway is now closed - the winner is posted here. thanks!!!*** yesterday, i posted a tutorial on the studio calico blog on how to use the iron on transfer paper and the canvas fabric in the patchwork add-on to create a printed background to use on a page. i made these star accen...

Congratulations to Melissa Miller. You are the lucky winner for Mothball Charlie's giveaway!!! Please email me your contact info and will get your giveaway to you! Lets keep the giveaways going with our new Sponsor, Mothball Charlie. Denise Levy is the artist behind Mothball Charlie, an on...

have you seen the new scrapbooking tips & tricks premier issue, from creating keepsakes magazine? this is a special issue that will come out 4 times a year. and this first one is all about organization. there are over 200 easy ideas to help organize your supplies, layouts, albums, and more. ...

i'm in need of some new inspiration - i'd love if you'd be willing to share your fave home decor reads. i've got some house projects bouncing around my head for this year and could use some help looking at things in a new light. =) and since i hate to post without a picture ... this is sam, ...

This week's Freebie Friday is a very exciting one. Read on dear friends...the winner of this week's draw will get a collection of products from the Dear Lizzy line. Wow, I think we just heard your squeals all the way in our office! Just think you could be one of the first of your scrap friends...

Since I left my camera in the booth tonight I can't upload the photos I had planned for today. So instead, let's do a give away for the new Jillibean Soup Core Impressions by Core'dinations. This has been a INCREDIBLY well received by the Jillibean customers. We are so excited about this. I to...

as i said yesterday - i've been scrapping like crazy. and have more to do. when i get into weeks like this, when there are more deadlines than hours, i have to break it into sections. and between each set of projects i clean my desk. it helps me put everything i've finished behind me, and ...

This is our last sneak before we head out to California tomorrow morning. This one is a smorgasbord of good bit to go with your 'Soup'. 1st up we have canvas flowers that have 3 designs printed on cream colored canvas, red polka dots, green grid and brown text. The have a round foam adhesive on ...

Alright Maya Roadies; we hope our Sneak Peeks have got you dancing. You have made it to DAY 5 of Maya Road's Peeks. Tomorrow we will share with you ALL - that is right - ALL of the catalog and more DT inspiration than you can shake a stick at! For today - you will just have to settle for some ne...

We hope you all have had a great weekend! We are back and ready to show you more peeks! There were a couple of questions about timing of products - all items that we have shown so far - except the trinket flowers will begin shipping in the middle of February. The flowers (along with one other it...

Welcome to day 3 of the Maya Road Sneak Peeks! We hope you have been loving what you have seen so far; today we are bringing you a peek at some of our very successful Trinket Line!!! There is so much to see and drool over here so let's get started! How about some beautiful medallion flowers - t...

Vrrrooommmm... we are are motoring closer to CHA! This is our newest line printed on Kraft and our 4th line being released for the show. This line is GREAT for both a road trip mini album or for those little boys in our lives. All papers are 1 sided and more of the fun, coordinating cardstock s...

Ella's baby feet at 3 weeks old. I'll take another pair of these please... On Christmas Eve morning, Matt and I drove to the hospital for the much anticipated second trimester ultrasound. We got an early Christmas present when the doctor told us that the baby appeared to be developing normal...

Well, it's here! 2010, that is! Where did 2009 go? I swear the older I get the faster time goes. I think I will have to slow down a little in 2010 and take time to smell the flowers a bit! I did take time to enjoy my family over the holidays. Did a little of this too... Have you tried ...

What is Project 12? By now you’ve seen the announcement and have started to hear rumblings of a 2010 scrapbooking challenge. You may have heard the name BECKY FLECK associated with it as well. 2010 is just a few short days away, so I wanted to prepare you for the year ahead and encourage you ...

I have lots of fun planned this week and I hope that you will join me :) Have you thought about putting those perfume samples to good use and creating a card around it? This card doubles as a nugget sized gift for someone. My Mind's Eye, Imaginisce and Lily Bee papers, My Mind's Eye brad an...

Good morning fabulous blog readers! Thank you for joining us today - the 12th and final day of our "12 days of holiday giving"! When we discussed this great giveaway a few months back we never imagined we would have quite the response we had. Day after day you have come back to see what our a...

Good Monday morning everyone! We hope everyone had a great weekend and if you did not have a chance to stop by the blog this weekend, make sure you check back to our giveaways on Saturday and Sunday (they were pretty fantastic!!) Remember you can still leave a comment on each of the "12 days of...

Can you believe it is already Day 11 of our "12 days of holiday giving"? How much fun have we had??? We have loved having you here and before we get to today's giveaway (did I say another fabulous giveaway?!!) we would like to thank everyone who has stopped by these past 11 days and we hope yo...

Happy Saturday friends! The countdown to Christmas is on and our fabulous giveaways are still going. Do we not have the best partners out there? They have been so generous it makes me giddy each day as I write this post. And guess what? They have pledged their support for Project 12! What ...

Good morning everyone! We are so thrilled you have joined us for another fabulous giveaway (and get ready for it because IT is another fabulous pairing!). Before we get to today's giveaway, I wanted to share a really great experience we had here yesterday. The Olympic Torch Relay is currently...

As I am sitting writing this post, it is lightly snowing, the Christmas music is playing and I have a latte beside me. Could it be any better? Well, the answer is OH YES IT COULD! Read on blog friends, start humming our song and here we go.... On the sixth day of the “12 days of holiday givin...